Retractable Landing Gear Scale 1:2.5 with Wheel ø 140mm

Following the trend towards light and stable landing gear, WEMO has converted its entire range of landing gear to retractable landing gear consisting of CFRP side panels and aluminum steering knuckles. All components have been modified for low weight and yet stable construction.  

The side panels of the 1:2.5 scale landing gear with 140 mm wheels are made of 4.0 mm CFRP. All milled edges are provided with a 45-degree chamfer, so that these parts do not pose a risk of injury and the haptics are very pleasant. Servo wings for a standard-size servo are installed as standard on the left and right in the side panels. This eliminates the additional purchase of servo mounts, and the servos for the wheel drive and the brake servo can be installed directly. Fastening is intended with M3 screws; the holes matching the servo are already present in the servo mounts.

Weight-optimized and elegantly designed thanks to CNC-machined geometry, the wheel is firmly locked in the extended/retracted state due to the mechanical design. Thus, the wheel cannot be extended by centrifugal forces during a loop, for example. In the un-damped version, it is attached in the glider between 2 bulkheads.

• in the damped version, it is attached to a main bulkhead, and the movable part of the landing gear is only guided laterally in a thin bulkhead at the rear
• the installation height of the retractable landing gear in the fuselage is variable
• the moving parts are mounted in brass bushings

The basic equipment consists of:

• the two side panels in 4.0 mm carbon
• the two wheel arms in 5.0 mm aluminum (mirror polished)
• the required spacers
• servo mounts for two servos
• the swivel mechanism incl. drive lever
• the required stainless steel screws
• 1 solid rubber wheel 140 mm from FEMA (the FEMA wheel is equipped with ball bearings)    
• two front flange plates for mounting the landing gear in the main bulkhead
  (these allow the landing gear to move backward/upward for rubber vibration mounts/suspension)

Weight: 690 grams